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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1967
Page
14
Injured in Fall Vi ila CHICAGO AP wheat was higher, corn higher, oats higher, rye higher, and soybeans lower in Wednesday estimates. Official USDA receipts: cattle around 8,000, hogs about 200,000.
The market rose with selective blue chip gains led by Du Pont and General Electric. AT&T and United Air Lines also posted small advances as volume reached about 9.36 million shares with blue chips driving the gains on the American Stock Exchange.
Hogs 5 000 and cattle 1 200 headline a Chicago AP roundup. Hog prices mostly steady to 50 cents lower with sow losses 25 cents. cattle steady with loads and high choice grades noted. sheep firmer for spring slaughter lambs. Des Moines and Sioux City reports show similar demand, with receipts and price ranges for 1-3 and 2-3 lots across hogs, sows, and cattle sections.
Washington report shows June unemployment at four percent, highest in 33 months, with 1.2 million more jobless to 3.6 million. Employment rose by 1.7 million, led by state and local government gains, while teens saw a 12.6 percent jobless rate.
Prices on the Cedar Rapids hog market fell 25 cents with weaker bidding for 200 to 230 pound butchers. Monday deliveries ranged 22.00 to 22.50, with sows 19.00 to 19.25. Cattle bids included prime steers at 38 and varying grades for steers and heifers, plus standard and utility cows and bulls with discounts for overweight. Grain and wool quotes included No 2 corn at 1.21 and No 1 wool at 35 cents.
A U S air force transport failed to land in Kisangani Congo during a rescue attempt for white hostages held by mercenaries. Officials indicated landing was not permitted and warned troops would attack the airport if necessary. The mission followed a mutiny against the Congolese army and involved negotiations with mercenaries over access to the runway.
Daniel James Sturdevant 17 of Minden near Council Bluffs drowned at Lake Macbride near the crowded beach area around noon Monday. He swam with six other youths near buoys marking the swimming area and disappeared about 50 feet from shore as a lifeguard ordered return. A diver located the body within 30 minutes.
Minneapolis report says Donaldson Co Inc board declares a 20c per share special year end cash dividend payable July 31 to holders of record July 20. The Bloomington based firm has 1,228,978 shares outstanding and fiscal year ends July 31.
Gaylord Michigan residents cast written problems into a fire during the third annual Alpine festival as part of a custom known as the burning of boog with the flames carrying the worries away.
Richard L. West, 10, cut down a utility pole in Lincoln while mowing his lawn. He accidentally snipped a guy wire, causing the pole to topple, according to UPI.
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